Burnaby—New Westminster is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004.
[edit] Demographics
(According to the Canada 2001 Census)
Ethnic groups: 50.7% White, 20.2% Chinese, 10.6% South Asian, 4.3% Filipino, 2.9% Korean, 2.0% Aboriginal, 1.7% Latin American, 1.7% Black, 1.4% Japanese, 1.2% Southeast Asian
Languages: 48.7% English, 1.0% French, 48.0% Other, 2.2% Multiple languages
Religions: 21.1% Protestant, 19.1% Catholic, 6.1% Sikh, 4.6% Muslim, 4.4% Buddhist, 2.9% Christian Orthodox, 1.7% Hindu, 5.7% Other Christian, 33.5% No religious affiliation
Average income: $27,356
[edit] Geography
The riding includes all of the City of New Westminster west of 8th Street at the all of the city of Burnaby south of the following line: Kingsway to Sussex Avenue to Grange Street to Dover Street to Oakland Street to Sperling Avenue to the Trans-Canada Highway.
[edit] History
The riding was created in 2003 from parts of New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby, Vancouver South—Burnaby, and Burnaby—Douglas.
[edit] Members of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Peter Julian, a former community activist, financial administrator and executive director. He was first elected in the 2004 election. He is a member of the New Democratic Party. He is the NDP critic on International Trade, the Pacific Gateway, Transport and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics. In the 40th Parliament, he was a member of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade and the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2008 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
Expenditures |
|
New Democratic |
Peter Julian |
20,145 |
46.49 |
+7.71 |
$72,161 |
|
Conservative |
Sam Rakhra |
13,150 |
30.35 |
+2.82 |
$77,974 |
|
Liberal |
Gerry Lenoski |
6,681 |
15.42 |
-14.53 |
$45,125 |
|
Green |
Carrie-Ann McLaren |
3,067 |
7.07 |
+3.42 |
$7,637 |
|
Libertarian |
Ismet Yetisen |
186 |
0.42 |
Ø |
-- |
|
Marxist–Leninist |
Joseph Theriault |
96 |
0.22 |
Ø |
-- |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
43,325 |
100.00 |
$85,024 |
| Total rejected ballots |
214 |
0.49 |
+0.17 |
| Turnout |
43,539 |
54.35 |
-5.74 |
|
New Democratic |
hold |
Swing |
+6.10 |
+2.70 |
| Canadian federal election, 2006 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
Expenditures |
|
New Democratic |
Peter Julian |
17,391 |
38.79 |
+4.21 |
$71,414 |
|
Liberal |
Mary Pynenburg |
13,420 |
29.93 |
-2.59 |
$74,580 |
|
Conservative |
Marc Dalton |
12,364 |
27.58 |
-0.05 |
$70,006 |
|
Green |
Scott Janzen |
1,654 |
3.68 |
-0.04 |
$1,149 |
| Total valid votes |
44,829 |
100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
144 |
0.32 |
-0.20 |
| Turnout |
44,973 |
60.09 |
+1.14 |
|
New Democratic |
hold |
Swing |
+3.40 |
-15.74 |
| Canadian federal election, 2004 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
Expenditures |
|
New Democratic |
Peter Julian |
14,061 |
34.58 |
+18.44 |
$51,851 |
|
Liberal |
Mary Pynenburg |
13,732 |
32.52 |
-0.94 |
$67,860 |
|
Conservative |
Mike Redmond |
11,821 |
27.63 |
-19.84 |
$52,988 |
|
Green |
Revel Kunz |
1,606 |
3.72 |
– |
$173 |
|
Canadian Action |
Dana Green |
312 |
0.64 |
– |
$100 |
|
Communist |
Péter Pál Horváth |
166 |
0.26 |
– |
$389 |
| Total valid votes |
41,698 |
100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
217 |
0.52 |
| Turnout |
41,915 |
58.95 |
|
New Democratic |
gain from Conservative (notional) |
Swing |
+19.14 |
– |
^ % change based on redistributed results. Conservative change based the total of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative votes in the 2000 election.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
British Columbia electoral district
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